Marshall High

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marshall High is a reasonably sized four-year high school, one of the schools within Milwaukee School District. It teaches 639 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Marshall High is one of 155 schools operated by Milwaukee School District, a district that enrolls 65,835 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Marshall High reports that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 82% of students at Marshall High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Marshall High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 27.5%; this one comes in at 1.2%, -26.3 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household earnings sit near $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Marshall High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marshall High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marshall High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 18.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshall High has declined 20%, going from 801 students in 2018 to 639 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 85% to 92% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Marshall High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.